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After years of successful collaborations, Mariah Carey has reportedly hired longtime producer Jermaine Dupri as her new manager. Over the last two decades, the pair have collaborated on some of Mariah's most successful songs including "Always Be My Baby," "We Belong Together" ...

Slow Bucks Over Everything finally drops off the video to their hype anthem "LITT." Teaming with Meek Mill and Fabolous in the clip, the boys turn up the club, the street and just about every place they touch down at.
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After a long wait, Dom Kennedy's Get Home Safely is set to arrive unmolested in stores, October 15. The OPM MC recently took CivilTV for a rendezous through his hometown Leimert Park pointing out the thriving black business community before ...

Raekwon has been vocal in his support for Drake's "Wu-Tang Forever" track off Nothing Was The Same, and he told MTV that he'll be getting on the track's remix alongside U-God, Masta Killa and Cappadonna.
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After being sprung from her three-month detention on Friday (October 4), Lauryn Hill was scheduled to serve three months of home confinement as part of her sentence for tax evasion. That might soon change as Ms. Hill has reportedly asked ...

Nipsey Hussle and Dom Kennedy are two of L.A.'s rising stars on the rap scene. Both Neighborhood Nip and The Leimert Park Legend have projects dropping soon, October 8 and October 15, respectively. Today, we get a new collaborative effort ...

This week, Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience Part 2 Of 2 will be the No. 1 album in the country, making it his second No. 1 record of the year following the success of the initial 20/20 Experience. This type ...

After completing a tour of North America with his America's Most Wanted Festival this summer, Lil Wayne is planning a 14-date European tour with Mac Miller. The tour starts on October 9 in Dublin, Ireland, at The O2 before concluding ...

With an abundance of rapper vlogs out there, XXL thought it appropriate to gather a list of some of the most appealing ones to watch. Kendrick Lamar, Tyga, Big Boi, Diddy, French Montana and a bunch more all made the ...